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You can use Global Patent Index (GPI) to carry out detailed searches in the EPO's worldwide bibliographic (DOCDB), legal event (INPADOC) and full-text data sets, and download or visualise the search results for statistical analysis.

Current content: 159 515 718 patent documents

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154 531 new documents added

1 078 520 documents amended

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EP 3235669 B1 20180711 - FOLDING TOP FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

Title (en)

FOLDING TOP FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

Title (de)

FALTVERDECK FÜR KRAFTFAHRZEUGE

Title (fr)

TOIT ESCAMOTABLE POUR DES VÉHICULES AUTOMOBILES

Publication

EP 3235669 B1 20180711 (DE)

Application

EP 17163756 A 20170330

Priority

DE 102016205940 A 20160408

IPC 8 full level

B60J 7/12 (2006.01); B60R 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60J 7/1243 (2013.01); B60R 9/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3235669 A1 20171025; EP 3235669 B1 20180711

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17163756 A 20170330